Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: El futuro de los alimentos sanos en China
TED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China. Full bio
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to learn what patience means.
primera vez lo que significa la paciencia.
as a birthday present,
magia como regalo de cumpleaños,
would become a gift for life.
un regalo para toda la vida.
an amateur dove magician.
en una maga novata de palomas.
requires that I train my doves
requiere que entrene a mis palomas
dentro de mi traje.
in a rush to make them appear,
ansiosa por hacerlas aparecer,
en estos actos de magia
of this magical act
después de que esperaran con paciencia
only after they've waited patiently
muy consciente,
varios años dominar.
some years to master.
seven years ago,
hace siete años,
became almost impossible to practice.
se hizo casi imposible de practicar.
and everything is in a hurry,
y todos se apresuran,
over 1.3 billion other people
de 1300 millones de personas
doblegas las reglas,
graves consecuencias.
en un país de grandes recursos naturales
in a country of rich natural resources
de químicos y pesticidas.
of chemicals and pesticides.
alimentaria en solo nueve meses.
in just nine months.
diabetics in the world
diabéticos en el mundo
a mindful patience into the impatience.
paciencia consciente a esta impaciencia.
mientras esperamos.
becomes a reality in China,
sea una realidad en China,
agrícolas online de China
online farmers market
locales, cultivados orgánicamente.
produce to families.
was somewhat dismal.
era algo ínfimo.
and hardly any meat to sell,
y difícilmente algo de carne para vender,
pasaba nuestra prueba de cero tolerancia
passed our zero tolerance test
antibiotics and hormones.
antibióticos y hormonas.
every local farmer in China.
reunido con cada campesino local en China.
libres de químicos
of villagers on Hainan Island.
de la Isla de Hainan.
does not have coordinates for,
no tiene en sus coordenadas,
donde las vacas comen pasto
en la logística.
in as fast as three hours
compradores en máximo tres horas
y reutilizables
will continue to grow,
continuarán creciendo,
forma al futuro de los buenos alimentos.
to shape the future of good food.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
en tecnología alimentaria
the future of good food
a este futuro
como una fuente más sostenible de proteína
as a more sustainable source of protein
to keep food fresh for longer.
los alimentos frescos por más tiempo.
a sustainable food system
un sistema alimentario sostenible,
a crime to take it slow?
tomarse las cosas con calma?
es la paciencia,
how to act while waiting,
mientras espero,
with my grandmother's magic box.
con la caja de magia de mi abuela.
the earth from our ancestors.
la tierra de nuestros ancestros.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matilda Ho - Serial entrepreneur, investorTED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China.
Why you should listen
Matilda Ho is the founder and managing director of Bits x Bites, China's first food tech accelerator and VC fund that invests in entrepreneurs tackling global food system challenges.
With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites is a big step forward to inspire China’s entrepreneurial community to bring new ideas to solve global issues. It also serves as a critical catalyst to give startups the confidence and connections to prosper and make a meaningful and scalable impact. Bits x Bites has invested in companies that include a silkworm-based snack food startup, a drinkable salad CPG startup and a young company building weatherproof, cloud-connected farms to enable local food production by anyone anywhere.
In addition to Bits x Bites, Ho has founded Yimishiji, one of China's first online farmers markets to bring organic and local produce to families. Yimishiji stands alone as a farm-to-table e-commerce platform that has engineered food education and transparency into the entire supply chain and customer experience, effectively reshaping the relationship between Chinese consumers and farmers.
Prior to entrepreneurship, she filled leadership roles at IDEO and BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) in both Shanghai and Washington DC. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She currently serves as an advisor on the board of Shinho, China’s first and largest organic condiment company.
Ho is an emerging voice on food sustainability and entrepreneurship. She has been featured in articles by Fast Company, South China Morning Post and Inc. In 2017, she was named a TED Fellow and a GLG Social Impact Fellow.
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